Philipp Herder | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Germany |
Born | Berlin, Germany | 21 October 1992
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Level | Senior International Elite |
Club | SC Berlin |
Head coach(es) | Andreas Hirsch |
Retired | October 24, 2022[2] |
Philipp Herder (born 21 October 1992) is a retired German artistic gymnast who represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
In 2011, Herder had a neck injury that required surgery to replace a disk with two fused vertebrae, and he temporarily retired from the sport, but he returned at the 2014 World Championships.[1] Herder competed at the 2015 World Championships and helped the German team finish ninth in the qualification round.[3]
Herder competed at the 2016 Olympic Test Event and won the gold medal with the German team which allowed Germany to send a full team to the 2016 Olympic Games.[4][5] Herder was selected as an alternate for Germany's 2016 Olympic team.[6]
Herder was selected to represent Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Lukas Dauser, Nils Dunkel, and Andreas Toba.[7]
On October 24, 2022, Herder announced his retirement from elite gymnastics but said he still planned on competing in bundesliga.[2]